Facebook rant leads to court case

Diane Coetzer (47), a veteran journalist and music critic, was so shocked when she saw a personal attack on Facebook that she burst into tears.

On his page the user had posted a picture of a vehicle with which he’d like to run her over as well as a photo of her.

Under her picture he wrote, “Should you feel the need to walk past her and give her a PK (p***klap) you know who to dish it out to.”

The diatribe was posted by 33-year old Eban Olivier (photo above), a director who’s furious about a negative review Coetzer wrote on Dragonflies & Astronauts, a stage production at Montecasino in Joburg featuring music by rock group The Parlotones.

Later he wrote an apology on his page, but Coetzer is not letting the matter rest there.